Container



Filed Oct. 4, 1959 i ,1k lllllllllllllllllll INVENTOR, HAROLD DVE/NER' ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 30, 1941 UNITED 'STATE FATENT OFFICE Z Ciaims.

The present invention relates to womens compacts and it will be particularly described in its application to feminine accessories, such as compacts, cigarette cases, vanity boxes and so forth.

It is among the particular objects of the present invention to provide an improved compact or cigarette case, which will have a substantially unitary latching arrangement for holding the cover in closed position, said latching construction being of durable and inexpensive construction and being so fitted into the case as not to require any particular manipulation and as to enhance the decorative and novel appearance of the case.

Still further objects and advantages will appear from the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactory to form the cover in such a way that it Will be pivotally mounted substantially inside the edge of the cover and so that the cover may extend beyond its pivotal mount to cover the entire container.

This extension of the cover then may serve as a convenient means for elevating the cover and also for locking the cover in closed position and at the side of the container there may be provided a wedge or other abutment means to press the extension of the cover into closed posie tion. At the same time, the main forwardly extending portion of the cover will abut and close firmly against the main container portion. The container may be of various depths, sizes and shapes.

In the drawing, which illustrates one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but to which the invention is by no means retricted, since many changes and alterations might be made, all within the scope of the invention of the present speciiication:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one type of container according to the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view upon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the cover in open position,

Fig. 4 is a top perspective View of the open container of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a top perspective view of a modified construction, and

Fig. 6 is a side sectional View of still another modied construction.

Referring to Figs. l to 4, the container is provided with a receiver or container element A, a cover element B and the latch element C.

The container element A has a bottom l0, side Walls ll and end walls l2 and I3.

The box A is cut on" at the corners, as indicated at lll, so that it will be oi a modied Octagon shape.

An interior wall i5 is provided extending transversely across the box between the walls ll, which interior wall i5 may carrry the enlargements I which receive the pivot pin I1. The pivot pin Il passes through the enlargedportion I8 at the lower side I9 of the cover B,

Inside of the box and encircling the walls Il and I2 is the ledge or stop shelf 20, which is desirably at the level of the pivot connections iB-ll-l.

It will be noted that the cover B, when in closed position as shown in Fig. 2, will contact with and abut said ledge or stop shelf 2U so that its upper surface, if desired, may be flush or slightly below the upper edgeJ 2| of the side and end Walls Il and i2.

The back wall i3 is provided with a cut out 22, which-has the enlargements 23 receiving the pivot pin 2li. This pivot pin also extends through the enlargement 25 on .the plate 26 which carries the wedge 2l having the curved upper wedging face 23.

This curved wedging face 28 is designed to slide under the back portion 29 of the cover B and the upper portion 30 of this plate is designed to abut the back edge of the cover B.

In operation, when the cover is closed in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper edge 3i] of the latch C may be moved rearwardly in the direction indicated -by the arrow 3l in Fig. 2 to press the latch C into the open position, as indicated in Fig. 3.

Then the cover may be raised in the direction 32 so that its extension portion 33 will abut the interior Wall I5, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The rear portion 34 of the container A then will serve to receive the extension 33 and will not be used, whereas the forward portion of the container at 35 may receive powder or other cosmetic materials or may be shaped to receive cigarettes or may be otherwise utilized for receiving materials.

lVhen the cover B is again closed and the latch C is pressed into position to lock or latch the cover in place. A very compact construction is thus obtained, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, which does notrequire excessive manipulation or use of the nails and little spring elements diiiicult to assemble and maintain in operation. Y

It is obvious, of course, that the wedge C might be pivotally connected to the rear edge of the cover 33 instead of on the' container A and it Y is also apparent'that the box may loe-made of other shapes and severalwedges C might be utilized side by side, as for example on a square box, or a wedge-shaped box which widens toward the rear end thereof, where the latch or latches C might be placed. In the modification of Fig. 5 (similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same numerals and letters primed), the cover B is of reduced dimension at its extension 33 and the edge 36 of the cover is caused to abut the upper edges 2l of the side walls li and l2. This gives a somewhat more compact construction and enables elimination of the ledge r2li of Fig. 4.

In Fig. 6 is shown another modification having 'a deeper container or box element I02 (correspondingly functioning parts being indicated by the same letters and numerals provided with a superior 2). Y Y Y In this case the interior partitioning wall is `eliminated so that the entireinterior 352. of the container may be utilized.

Many other changes could Vbe effected in the particular features of container designed, and in the methods of operation set forth, and in specific details thereof, without substantially departing from the invention intended to be defined in these claims, the specific description herein merely serving to illustrate certain elements by which,` in one embodiment, the spirit of the inventionl may be eifectuated.

What'I claim is:

1. A small container useful as a womens compact and for similar purposes having a box-like enclosure with an upper edge and front and back walls, a cover for said `enclosure having a hinge mount parallel to the back wall mounted on said enclosure adjacent, but removed from the back wall, the portion of the cover beyond said hinge y being swingable downwardly within said enclosure, the upper edge of said back wall being recessed, a latch pivotally mounted within saidv recess, said latch in operative position having a forwardly projecting wedge-like portion lying beneath the rear end of said cover and having an upwardly projecting portion in the plane of theV HAROLD WEINER. 

